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Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Sills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sills listed first.
- Campbellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keyton's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Big Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Graceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fadette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Chipley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jakin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Tidwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Cedar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Bonifay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Sneads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Midland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spooner is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Mayhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Headland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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